Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 4, 1983

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, March 4, 1983
Start: 1983-03-04T02:30
End: 1983-03-04T16:25
Location: Texas

March 4, 1983 · NWS AT · 29 events in 22 counties and zones

19 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $550,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

19 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tarrant

When: March 4, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Tarrant County
Coordinates: 32.750, -97.350

Hail, Blanco

When: March 4, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Blanco County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.000, -98.400

Hail, Travis

When: March 4, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Travis County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 30.430, -98.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Williamson

When: March 4, 4:30 AM CST
Where: Williamson County
Coordinates: 30.630, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: March 4, 5:15 AM CST
Where: McLennan County
Coordinates: 31.550, -97.200

Thunderstorm Wind, McLennan

When: March 4, 5:45 AM CST
Where: McLennan County
Coordinates: 31.380, -97.220

Tornado, Kendall

When: March 4, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 29.930, -98.920

Hail, Kendall

When: March 4, 7:18 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 29.900, -98.830

Tornado, Kendall

When: March 4, 7:20 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 29.900, -98.830

Tornado, Kendall

When: March 4, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Kendall County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 30.030, -98.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Bell

When: March 4, 8:20 AM CST
Where: Bell County
Coordinates: 31.270, -97.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Freestone

When: March 4, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Freestone County
Coordinates: 31.780, -96.470

Tornado, Smith

When: March 4, 10:45 AM CST
Where: Smith County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 32.350, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregg

When: March 4, 11:10 AM CST
Where: Gregg County
Coordinates: 32.570, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Van Zandt

When: March 4, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Van Zandt County
Coordinates: 32.550, -95.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: March 4, 11:20 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 32.870, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: March 4, 11:40 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 32.930, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: March 4, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Wood County
Coordinates: 32.780, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: March 4, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Red River County
Coordinates: 33.620, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Red River

When: March 4, 11:45 AM CST
Where: Red River County
Coordinates: 33.550, -94.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Val Verde

When: March 4, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Val Verde County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 29.900, -101.180

Tornado, Bowie

When: March 4, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 33.500, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Bowie

When: March 4, 12:20 PM CST
Where: Bowie County
Coordinates: 33.470, -94.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Nacogdoches

When: March 4, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Nacogdoches County
Coordinates: 31.600, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Panola

When: March 4, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Panola County
Coordinates: 32.300, -94.100

Tornado, Montgomery

When: March 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 30.380, -95.650

Hail, Kleberg

When: March 4, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Kleberg County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 27.330, -97.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Chambers

When: March 4, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Chambers County
Coordinates: 29.770, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Galveston

When: March 4, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Galveston County
Coordinates: 29.500, -95.100

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10141210, 10141211, 10141212, 10141213, 10141214, 10141215, 10141216, 10141217, 10141218, 10141219, 10141220, 10141221, 10141222, 10141223, 10141224, 10142153, 10142154, 10142155, 10142156, 10142157, 10142158, 10142159, 10142160, 10142161, 10142162, 10142163, 10142375, 10142376, 10142377.